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New rules hurting ‘slipstream' effect – drivers
Feb.28 The all-new regulations for 2022 may actually have made overtaking more difficult, according to three prominent Formula 1 drivers. While early feedback suggests the new ‘ground effect' cars make it easier to follow a rival, the ‘slipstream' or ‘tow' effect appears to be diminished. 'I have spoken to other drivers and they say the slipstream effect is less,' Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas said. 'But I also think the DRS effect is greater this year because of the wider wing, so maybe that will make up for it.' The man who replaced Bottas at Mercedes – George Russell – reports that he deliberately ran behind Lando Norris' McLaren at Barcelona last week to...
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